Private,
1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Formerly (9219) 9th Royal Lancers.
Died 1st July 1916 (first day of the Battle of The Somme) aged 15
years. Born Hartlip. Enlisted Chatham. Resided Hartlip. Note – Mark’s
unit on the memorial gives 9th Royal Lancers. He must have been
one of the youngest to die on the first day of the battle.

Captain,
18th Royal Irish Regiment. Drowned 10th October 1918. Age 45. There
was no 18th battalion. It seems likely that Harold may in fact have
served in the 1st battalion which was in Egypt when Harold drowned.

C.E.O,
Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). Died Alexandria, Egypt. Died 25th December
1942 (Christmas Day) aged 40 years. This man doesn’t appear to be
recorded by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission as a war casualty.
This needs to be put right.